Now That Heating Oil is $6.00/gal in New England, How Many People Are Changing Over to Wood Pellets?

I was shocked to learn this morning that home heating oil is now $6.00 per gal. in New England. I guess I will
be planning for more change over to heating with wood pellets. Some people are going to have a
difficult time with heating costs next winter. Are you seeing many new people changing over to wood pellets? We may see
a big run on wood pellets starting about August.

 

Today's Discount Oil Prices:150+ Gal: $6.359100-140 Gal: $6.459


I was shocked to see this price for oil.Ordering pellets tomorrow.People will freeze to death at this price.My pellet stove is worth it's weight in gold!

 

gasoline prices have jumped up over the past few days as well to $4/gal & higher from what I hear. Speedway in No. Salem/Windham on Rt 28 was $3.69 on Monday, all the other stations on Rt 111 back to Kingston were $3.84-$3.89. Have to go out tomorrow will see what those are now.

We have budgeted $1200/yr for pellets over the last few years (usually buy 4 tons a year) but looks like this year with the price jumps that'll be going up to $1400+. But still cheaper than oil or using our electric baseboard heat. We could heat with the electric for roughly the same cost but that's keeping the house at 66F, pellets keep us at 72F.

sam

 

Since my boiler runs off of expensive propane I changed to heating full time with pellet stoves years ago. My budget has always been 1,200-1,500/year for heating. . Between looking for deals during the summer on CL/FMP and hitting early sales at the local TSC. I was able to get 6 tons during the HD spring clearance, so spent less than $1,200 for more than a year of heating - I expect pellet costs to go up for next heating season.

I have done a fair amount of heating with my minisplit this year (put in last spring for A/C use only - for some reason never realized they heat too). So far, the trade off between extra electricity and pellets has been pretty much even (assuming pellet prices of ~$5.50/bag). Which makes sense as the mbtu costs, according to the state website, were running pretty much neck and neck this year. I still used about 4 tons (versus 5-6 tons). I am currently looking at solar which would help protect me from future increases in electricity costs which is important as I grow older and may use the minisplit more and more (or not, who knows what the future holds).

Gas around here has been anywhere from $4.00 to $4.30/gal for quite some time.

To think, last spring/summer/fall, there were threads on who all was quitting their pellet stoves (on here and other forums). Now it is being asked who is returning to, or knows people who are going to, pellet stoves.

 

My 3yr stacks keep gaining in value. Which, while great for house heat, is unfortunate as prices keep rising elsewhere that wood can't help with.

We all make do as best we can.

P.S. we've had our fuel tank filled once in 6 years.

 

I had our tank filled in June 2020 after 6 seasons. I almost waited another year. Glad I didn't.

 

The numbers $$$$ for heating fuel is insane.

I am certainly happy that we use the pellet stoves with the biomass fuel...

Where we are there are few choices for heating.....We do not have natural gas in the area....Fuel oil, propane, wood, Pellet stoves. electricity.....

Our house has an all electric furnace....We only use it for the AC

The cost of everything is getting stupid.......

 

Same as everyone above Orson_Yancey , burning wood pellets / stocking up now. Off-road diesel is back to 5.00+/gal. in this area, still going to get 50 or so gals. in the tank over the next several weeks.

We "doubled-down" on a 2nd pellet stove (used purchase) back in late Feb. / early March: have the new gaskets installed w/ new replacement burn pot, will be test-firing next week.

 

Actually, even though it's ridiculous, I just checked my old address in NY on the COD Oil.com website. I used to get (what I thought) were pretty reasonable prices from them. Well, I just checked my old NY zip code, and for 250 Gal., today's price is $6.14

I am SOOOO glad to be in NC and warmer climate. I don't even think about heating bills now.

 

HHO

 

Prices really shot up the last 2 weeks.No idea why.I won't be filling up any time soon.I did order 3 ton of Matra's.I'll store them in the garage for next season.

 

Propane or oil? How do you heat your DHW?

 

All the gas stations that were $3.84/gal for gas a few days ago are now $4.05. One station was $3.84 on my way to Hudson this afternoon, was $4.05 on my way back.

sam

 

How can HHO be a dollar more than off road diesel when it’s essentially same stuff?

 

Maybe the cost of home delivery vs driving to the pump?